The nineteenth-century practice of placing American Indians on reservations was partially designed to

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The practice of placing American Indians on reservations was designed to achieve multiple aims simultaneously. The government aimed to isolate and protect Indians from white society, help "regenerate" the Indian, and eventually allow them to develop to a point where they could assimilate into white society. This policy of forced assimilation was damaging to the cultural identity of native communities and contributed to their oppression and marginalization.

The Nineteenth-Century Practice of Placing American Indians on Reservations Was